Incarcerated individuals can now get Pell grants for the first time since 1994

[Saltwater60]

Thank you Joe Biden. It’s a pilot for now but I’m sure it will be expanded. I paid for mine and my kids but now I get to pay for criminals.

Eligibility of Confined or Incarcerated Individuals to Receive Pell Grants (Updated Sept. 30, 2024) | Knowledge Center

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[Acer-m14]

i got a Pell grant years ago .,. pretty Shure ..

i was recovering from electrical burns .. so went to collage while recovering

to learn more on electronic technology


but i had to pass the class or default on the grant

 

[SonOfSun]

 

[Saltwater60]

i got a Pell grant years ago .,. pretty Shure ..

i was recovering from electrical burns .. so went to collage while recovering

to learn more on electronic technology


but i had to pass the class or default on the grant

I got one as well but I don’t think it covered the chemistry book I needed. The grant I received was a few hundred dollars.

 

[Acer-m14]

I got one as well but I don’t think it covered the chemistry book I needed. The grant I received was a few hundred dollars.

if i remember i got tap and pell and help from JTPA i that was call job placement training assoc ..

(Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 )


what tap and pell didn't cover JTPA picked up the rest .. (books for one thing )

i was recovering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns and out of the work i used to do so was retraining for electronics

my 2 yrs AOS degree was covered , all i had to do is show up and pass the classes ..

even got payed to drive back and forth ..

 

[dwa12479]

As long as there are requirements for keeping the grants like finishing the programs and having a certain GPA, I see very little issue with this. If inmates can learn a useful skill while incarcerated and leave prison and have a chance to get a job instead of return to a life of crime, why shouldn't we support that?

 

[Saltwater60]

As long as there are requirements for keeping the grants like finishing the programs and having a certain GPA, I see very little issue with this. If inmates can learn a useful skill while incarcerated and leave prison and have a chance to get a job instead of return to a life of crime, why shouldn't we support that?

I do actually support that but I can tell you that will likely not happen to most of them. I have no issue with any help or social structure as long as we can see a direct benefit. By direct benefit I mean it makes financial sense or quality of life sense. I’d even support whatever it costs within reason to do something so there was no homeless on the streets.

 

[Acer-m14]

I do actually support that but I can tell you that will likely not happen to most of them. I have no issue with any help or social structure as long as we can see a direct benefit. By direct benefit I mean it makes financial sense or quality of life sense. I’d even support whatever it costs within reason to do something so there was no homeless on the streets.

i would say that 90 to 95 % of SUNY classes should not be allowed .. they don't need ARTS classes .. or psychology ... ect